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Calling the POLICE? Totally UNNECESSARY! They NEVERshould have called the police, nor arrested her. They knew her, and they knew why she was there. It seems now schools call the police for anything! Just Insanity.

For the safety of her child and all of the children it's important ALL visitors sign in. Yes maybe she was called, but still and yet all school's policy is that all visitors sign your name on the visitor's log before going to your child's classroom, too many thing happen at schools these days so it's better when we know whose on campus. Safety First!

She needs to sue the hell out of this school district. How can a principal be so anal. What the hell! If I got a call about my son I would have done the exact same thing. Let me get to my child - to hell with your wacky rules and procedures!

Completely "over-zealous" response on the part of the principal. 1) The school contacted this mother, so she had every right to be there under those circumstances. 2) They buzzed her in for goodness sake, and acknowledged her, so they full-well knew who she is. 3) Can you now imagine what they would have charged her with, had she said "He's on your time, I'm not coming"? Permitting her to sign on the way out or even bringing the sign-in sheet to her (again, given the tenor of the situation), would have been a far more prudent decision. I too would take this matter to court, and find a more suitable school for my special needs child.

Signing in is arbitrary. It is required at my son's high school. Once the security guard waved me on when I was taking my Special Needs son to class. The guard said he knew who I was. I have to stay with my son or he might run away. I have signed the book on the way out. Which is what this mother should have been asked to do. BTW my Special Needs son can be physical when upset so in my situation I probably would have done the same thing for his safety and the safety of others.

This article was incomplete, I went to another site and Ms. Williams stated that she was going to fight the charges. She needs to take it to trial(My opinion). The fact that here is a Special Needs child that is in distress, and there isn't anyone in the medical office to provide some assistance. Apparently not, if they had to call the mother. Lastly, you get some of these Bureaucrats who are just waiting to retire , who are so afraid to make a common sense decision.

Frankly, this Principal should be FIRED, then arrested for false arrest, and go to JAIL! I am FED UP with this kind of "Educator" that shows no common sense WHATSOEVER! Send this principal to jail, and permanently bar her from any school anywhere!

Well, in this instance I can totally understand the mother not signing in when I'm sure her focus was solely on the welfare of her son. Now that principal shoulda used better discretion under the circumstances. I mean, I understand the importance of following proper rules and procedures, but to call the police in that situation was simply unnecessary and uncalled for. I swear, some ppl (like that principal) shouldn't be entrusted with the responsibility and authority of being school administrators if they can't use better judgement than that in a situation of that type. SMDH

The parents need to get together and get rid of that idiot principal. They thought it was serious enough to call her to the school they certainly should have realize the mother was going to be more concerned than they were. The school should have been more sensitive to this situation seeing they are the ones who called her to come to the school in the first place.

@Lizluv25 Not enough good reason to call the police. They called her and knew her, and because of the special circumstance in which she was, this situation could have been dealt with without getting law enforcement involved. There is an open season on black people in this country, where every insignificant situation is turned into an arrest to fill corrupted private prisons. From trespassing to not being able to afford pre-trial fees, which basically means being in prison for being poor, all is fair game to continue filling up the occupancy of standardized prisons cells by blacks. Complete BS and injustice.

@Lizluv25 I was responding to another website that stated that the child was not in distress. The article went on to say that he was calm and presenting no threat to staff or his fellow classmates. That is why I replied the way I did. Let's be real the school has an inadequate protocol, with lack of monitoring. This is probably due to lack of staffing.

Are u kidding me. Don't be a drone all your life. Some logical reasoning is supposed to be utilized. If u agree with the logic behind the parents arrest u are the problem. Get your head out of your four points of contact.

I'm sorry but if I were called to a school for a reason such as this I would have done the same thing. A special needs child is more important than some sign in sheet. Especially when she was buzzed in and explained to a worker what was going on. Schools have gotten riddiculous and believe they are better than the parents when all it stems down to is control. People and establishments go crazy with power. Its sickening that the principle did not have the decency to talk like an adult but rather call the cops. Way to make the child feel any better. I'm so glad I homeschool my children so I don't have to deal with that.

I don't know what u do for a living but logic aka critical thinking are not your strong suit. The next time u are in a emergent situation I hope the person follows all the protocols in place before they tend to u.so.u can reap what u sow.

I read earlier that the mother is a trouble maker, and the school has had issues with her before. She tnreatened to stab another parent, and police were called. Also it was said that the kid was not upset when she got there, in fact he was out in the school yard with the other kids. She sounds like trouble, Ive seen more than my share of wilding out parents when I attended elementary school in Newark NJ.

Where one school official made the call, another facility member still has protocol... Like hospitals not scheduling doctor appointments until administrators verify medical insurance.... Just scribble a name and attend to her sons matter... Shouldn't a school in these days be precautious?

....the article says... the mother *was SO concerned * she RUSHED passed the front desk... Both parties MAY have played the incident out of proportion but what's curious is how did the boy emotional issues play out while the mother & school officials play one-up-each other...

Oh please, it takes a few seconds to scribble your name on a list, that woman is not the poor, innocent victim she's pretending to be. This chick threatened to stab another parent, and police were called over the threat. She has a reputation for causing problems.

@Regrenee@VOD@YvetteMakingitHappen It's all part of the plan, Renee. Please read "The New Jim Crow" by Civil Rights attorney Michelle Alexander. Let me give you a caveat. More Blacks were put in prison during the Clinton administration than any other president in US history (p.56)

Would u care to share the source of these new claims ur now making concerning the mother?

In none the articles I've read on this story (and I've read several) have I seen any information concerning her having threatened to stab anyone or the school having any previous 'issues' with Ms.Williams.

@Devon The Truth Teller Why are you so worried about her being a so called trouble maker or even her child? Do you know her personally? Then it is a he said she said scenario. Just because she is a black woman does not mean she is automatically a trouble maker. I DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT MOST school administrators nowadays have to say for they are too busy RAPING MOLESTING AND ABUSING CHILDREN IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER.